On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 9:22 PM, Tom Gundersen <teg@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Tue, Aug 14, 2012 at 10:08 PM, Jorge Almeida <jjalmeida@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> I would like to know how Arch used to deal with some init stuff, like >> configuring virtual consoles, initializing random seed, etc. Is there some way >> to retrieve older versions of /etc/rc.sysinit? > > Sure: <http://projects.archlinux.org/initscripts.git/refs/tags>. > > If you have specific questions, I'd be happy to answer. The main Thank you. I'm trying to understand which one-time tasks must be performed on initialization, and how. I have no problem with current defaults, but understanding /etc/rc.sysinit requires reading the source of several C files. If you happen to remember which version was the last that didn't call a systemd binary, great, otherwise I will start browsing. Thanks J.
